Before you condem me for not taking my bird to the vet., I KNOW. I lost my job last September and am on the verge of being homeless myslef.
Let me tell you a little bit about Angel and I. We met about 25 years ago when i walked into a pet store where Angel was perched with a big sign in front of her that said "Dont touch me I bite" well I couldnt read and picked her up and played with her. (Angel is red lored Amazon)Well, My understanding was the pet store had her for almost 3 years an on one would buy her as she was so "mean:
Since then Angel and I have been inseperable. She used to go everywhere with me. She would delight in sitting on the steering wheel and screaming with delight when we would have to turn. She took showers with me and well. did everything with me. Now I am freaking out.
Every now and then at night Angel would seemingly fall to the bottom of her cage where she waould seem to thrash about. I would always run in and pick her up and calm her down. This would happen every few years.
The last time this happened I noticed she was favoring one leg over another but when I took her in for her check up and to have her beak trimmed the vet didnt say they found anything wrong and nor did her one leg seem to bother her.
Yesterday I was sitting at my pc and heard her grumbling and to my horror saw her trying to make her way down to the bottom of her cage and noticed he rone leg didnt seem to work at all. Today she had to use her beak as support to walk accros her perch but refused to try an get on my nad.
I am sick and dont know what to do.
Has anyone else ever had this happen and what was it? She will allow me to feel her leg and it doesnt seem to hurt her any. I know I am rambling but she has been my best friend for nearly 25 years and being in the finacial situation I am in is killing me.
Angel is nearly 50. Could this be asign of having a stroke?